New York Nicks fans compromised their own safety to save a man who lost consciousness while on a subway glass construction and while the fiesta was in progress in New York.
Rescuer off-duty Simone Kelly and Peter Shreve Don were members of the small group who were described as heroes for the quick reaction to administer medicine to the man who had climbed over the construction of the New York subway, according to New York City's New York Post.
It all started when Peter was filming the celebrations for winning the league and spotted the man losing consciousness. He immediately alerted a police officer nearby saying he was vomiting and fainted.
"I went up because the guy had fallen very badly, nobody did anything and there was no time," he wrote in his post on Instagram.
The first ones to arrive did nothing to result in Peter climbing construction to reach the fainting man. "They will tell you to come down," said a woman with him answering "well, then he will die".
Peter ignored the officer's order to stop climbing the construction and found the man faint, with his head aged backwards. The Knicks fan was trying to restore the man by saying "get up man" while thousands were watching.
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"As soon as I got to him, it was clear that the situation was serious enough to need someone who knew more than me – Simon Kelly you are a hero and I will be forever grateful to you," he wrote.
Kelly and a small group of fans managed to climb glass construction to offer help to the man. Kelly, who serves on the South Orange Rescue Team, had managed to pass through the crowd and reach the platform, where she said he was a "doctor" and took control of the situation.
Kelly administered a spray dose to the man's nose before giving him a chest massage, according to the video that Shreve recorded. The man recovered after first aid and tried to hug and kiss Kelly many times, while she asked him what she had taken.
Several climbed up the construction and helped transport the man down to receive an ambulance. "Sometimes, if you see something, do something. I'm glad there were people who knew what they were doing (not me). I really love this city," Peter said.
As for Kelly, she republished in her Instagram video profile the rescue and hopes that the reputation gained thanks to the video that became viral will help her enter medical school. "The impact on Instagram is wonderful, but who can bring my name to the medical school introduction committees?", Kelly wrote.
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